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By Paul Biba

This is from the Guardian’s book blog, which has some of the best coverage of any of the papers I look at.

images.jpgA year ago, Faber launched a print on demand imprint, Faber Finds, which was intended to make forgotten classics available to a modern readership. Kicking off with 100 titles, by authors from children’s writer Nina Bawden to literary critic FR Leavis – suggestions were gathered from literary figures including PD James, David Mitchell and Julian Barnes – Faber’s ambitions were grand: “If you’re going to do something like this, it has to be at the heart of the literary and bibliophile world,” said chief executive Stephen Page at the time.

Twelve months on, Faber says it’s working well. The list is now 450 titles strong, with rights secured to publish 550 more by the end of 2009. …

Page says that “developing the list over the coming years is going to be a central part of Faber’s identity and business”, and that the move into ebooks is only the first of its planned innovations.

I must admit that I didn’t know about this company, but looking through their site is fascinating. I’m going to spend some time poking around.

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